Originally Posted by
42GO
Didn't say they didn't change the way they flew them, "dummied down or not", They flew them all, differences and all. The FAA thought our fight to have different ratings was not a player...
That was my whole point.
Our whining about our subtle differences is laughed at by a lot of groups who fly "MUCH LARGER" differences than we do.
I didn't say anything about wanting a different type rating.
I was referring to Bid Packs being separated.
Please name someone that flys aircraft with much larger differences in a similar environment as we do, especially one that can be forced to fly an MD-10 on an AM out/back tonight and 12 hours later fly an MD-11 around the world............
I said they were not the same airplane. They handle differently, Land differently and have at least 132 differences that I have counted.......and as referenced in Vol 3.
The DC-9 and MD-80 ( also Douglas Built Airplanes) have the same type rating, but they are different airplanes too..............
The MD-80's systems for the most part are the same as the DC-9 (much more similar the comparing the MD-10/ 11) but it is longer than the DC-9 (like the MD-11 to the MD-10), has a modifed wing, (like the MD-11 to the MD-10) has different motors and handles different, especially landing. (again like the MD-11 to the MD-10)
I believe Delta flew DC-9s when they had MD-80's. Let's here from them if they flew them together or in a separate Bid-pack even though it had the same type.
They currently fly the MD-90 (or is it the B-717 now) and still have MD-80's.
I wonder if they fly them together or separate.
Any Delta Pilot please feel free to chime in!
That is the Point I am making and I believe Tony is trying to make.